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Pretty Penny

Stone Temple Pilots
Tab
4.6(25)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

intrumental section:

guitar #1 |-0---| |-0---|

|-11--| |-0---|

|-11--| strum this and then this -> |-11--|

|-9---| |-9---|

|-11--| |-11--|

|-0---| |-0---|

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guitar #2  |-----0---0--|
           |-----0---0--|
           |-----4---4--|
           |-2---2---2--|
           |-2----------|
           |-0----------|

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B = bent note

h = hammered on legatto

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I belive that sending this transcription through e-mail has added some mysterious R's and S's please

them.

Verse 2

"Pretty Penny" by Stone Temple Pilots

Allright, people were wondering about this song, and it is rather easy.

* Both Guitar 1 and 2 are accoustic.

* The ending chord on both guitars is an open E (as in the 1st Interlude for

guitar 2 shown below)

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Lyrics

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(4 measure intro, w/ verse music)

Have you seen your mother girl?

Has she gone away?

Gone away and found the pearl

But the price she paid

Chorus

Gone

When you wake in the morning

Gone

When you find that there's no one sleeping

Gone

Pretty Penny was her name

She was loved and we all will miss her

How far will you go, I say

Just to bait a mouse?

Shorter lived and longer gone

Can you figure out?

Chorus

(4 measures of verse music)

(1st Interlude)

(4 measures of verse music)

Have you lost your sister girl?

SHe's all but blown away

blown away and lost the pearl

And the price she paid

Hmmmm... (4 measures of verse music during hmm)

(2nd Interlude)

(3 measures of verse music then open E ending chord)

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[Verse]- Guitar 1

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*note* the music below is one measure.

E5 F#5 A5

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-2-----2--2--X--4--5-----5--5--X--X-|<-see below about this line
A|-2-----2--2--X--4--5-----5--5--X--X-|
E|-0-----0--0--X--2--3-----3--3--X--X-|

have you seen your

mo - ther girl?

It is difficult to tell whether 3 notes are being played or if only two notes.

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[Verse] Guitar 2

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This is the main riff, the one you hear...

G5add9

E5 A5 Gadd#11 G5

|-------------------3-----3--3-------|
|-------------------2-----2--2-------|
|-4-----4--2--X--0--0-----0--0--X--0-|
|-2-----2--2--X--0--0-----0--0--X--0-|
|----------------0-------------------|
|------------------------------------|

have you seen your

mo - ther girl?

Every 4th time substitute the following for the above:

|-------------------3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|-------------------2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|-4-----4--2--X--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|-2-----2--2--X--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|----------------0-------------------|
|------------------------------------|

There are |3--3--3-/4-\3--0-|

variations to this |2--2--2-/3-\2--0-|

part... this is |0--0--0--0--0--0-|

the most common. |0--0--0--0--0--0-|

*note* there are no variations before the second verse...

Listen to the CD for other variations...

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[Chorus]- Guitar 1

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The chorus is also very easy.... pick the strings pretty hard for this part

and listen to the CD if you can't get the rhythm...

(A)

e|0--0--0--0--0----0----0---|
B|5--4--2--0--0h2--2/4--4h5-| repeat
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

\____________________________ chorus ends here

gone when...

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[Chorus]- Guitar 2

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This is played steadily and quickly behind the guitar 1 part.

e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|--4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-4-| repeat
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

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[1st Interlude]- Guitar 1

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E Guitar one plays the open E chord in the following manner:

0

0 1 2 3 1 (I included picking instructions for a general

1 /-----/--/--/-----/ idea of how it goes, you don't have to be

2 | | | | precise about it)

2 | | | |downstroke pick all strings

0 | | |*lightly* upstroke pick strings

| |downstroke pick all strings

|downstroke pick bottom 2 strings

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[1st Interlude]- Guitar 2

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This is the first nifty little interlude...

E

play 4 times |-7-----------7---7---7-|
             |-0-----------0---0---0-|
             |-4-----------4---4---4-|
             |-6-----------6---6---6-|
             |-7-------7---7---7---7-|
             |-0-------0---0---0---0-| then...

Eadd9

play 4 times |-0-----------0---0---0-|
             |-7-----------7---7---7-|
             |-4-----------4---4---4-|
             |-6-----------6---6---6-|
             |-7-------7---7---7---7-|
             |-0-------0---0---0---0-| then...

Eadd#11 E

play 3 times |-6-----------6---6---6-|-7-----------7---7---7-|
             |-0-----------0---0---0-|-0-----------0---0---0-|
             |-4-----------4---4---4-|-4-----------4---4---4-|
             |-6-----------6---6---6-|-6-----------6---6---6-|
             |-7-------7---7---7---7-|-7-------7---7---7---7-|
             |-0-------0---0---0---0-|-0-------0---0---0---0-| then...
             |-6-----------6---6---6-|-7---7---7---7---7---7-|
             |-0-----------0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
             |-4-----------4---4---4-|-4---4---4---4---4---4-|
             |-6-----------6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6---6---6-|
             |-7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7-|
             |-0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|

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[2nd Interlude]- Guitar 2

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The second interlude is very similar to the first interlude. Guitar 1 is the

same in both interludes.

Eadd9

play 4 times |-0-----------0---0---0-|
             |-7-----------7---7---7-|
             |-4-----------4---4---4-|
             |-6-----------6---6---6-|
             |-7-------7---7---7---7-|
             |-0-------0---0---0---0-| then...

Eadd9

play 4 times |-4-----------4---4---4-|
             |-7-----------7---7---7-|
             |-4-----------4---4---4-|
             |-6-----------6---6---6-|
             |-7-------7---7---7---7-|
             |-0-------0---0---0---0-| then...

Eadd#11 E

play 3 times |-6-----------6---6---6-|-7-----------7---7---7-|
             |-0-----------0---0---0-|-0-----------0---0---0-|
             |-4-----------4---4---4-|-4-----------4---4---4-|
             |-6-----------6---6---6-|-6-----------6---6---6-|
             |-7-------7---7---7---7-|-7-------7---7---7---7-|
             |-0-------0---0---0---0-|-0-------0---0---0---0-| then...
             |-6-----------6---6---6-|-7---7---7---7---7---7-|
             |-0-----------0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|
             |-4-----------4---4---4-|-4---4---4---4---4---4-|
             |-6-----------6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6---6---6-|
             |-7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7---7---7-|
             |-0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0-|

Thats the whole song!

I'm not perfect, and I hate idiots who think they are. So if something is

wrong with this, email me or just post it or correct it or whatever.

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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